I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Zhiyao proposed the oath alliance to give a guarantee to the acquainted families, and at the same time to divide and win over the various families in the country.

Not every family has the size of the Han family, and more families may have ambitions, but the ambitions of those small families are still far away from threatening the Zhi family.

Zhiyao also knows one thing, any reform should not be too aggressive, even if the reform is a good thing, it will definitely damage the interests of some people, the more aggressive it is, the easier it will be to receive more violent counterattacks.

The Confucian saying "Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish" is quite correct. You need to have enough patience to plan, and the bigger the event, the less eager it is.

Facts have also proved one point, the more turbulent the reform, the more vigorous the way is, the end is seldom achieved, and the more it ends in tragedy.

Now, Huyou is willing to say those words to Zhixiao, in fact, it is to express his heart.

Hu is very satisfied that Zhiyao can come up with a division strategy, and it will not become an obstacle when Zhiyao completes "One World", but will only become a helper in exchange for credit and accumulate chips for the longer-term future.

This is good news for Zhiyao, even if the Han family wants to do something, they have already lost their good allies, and it is possible to ensure the internal stability of the original country.

If the Hu family and most of the families accept the oath with Zhiyao, the existence of a few families who have opinions will not constitute an obstacle.On the contrary, these second-generation families who have opinions in their hearts can only show more cooperation when the overall situation is settled, in exchange for Zhiyao's difficulty in finding a reason to settle accounts.

Including Zhiyao, many high-level officials from the original country stayed in "Xinzheng" without moving their positions, but the assembled Chu army did not move.

It is not a good thing for Yuan Guo that the Chu army did not move.

"All the Chu armies have been practicing continuously, and their fighting strength will surely increase over time." Sima Rangju first expressed his worries, and then suggested: "Your Majesty, I personally think that we should lure or force the Chu army to go north as soon as possible."

Sun Wu immediately echoed: "I also think that Chu should be forced, and should not be allowed to practice comfortably."

Why did they stop at "Xinzheng"?Isn't it just putting pressure on the state of Chu, and at the same time deterring the land of Zheng, Song, and the land that had just been occupied from the state of Chu.

Seeing that the pressure given to Chu State is still not enough?Zhiyao is going to take new actions to persecute Chu State.

Zhiyao looked at Cheng Shuo and said, "Is Sima Zhong willing to be a 'general' and lead an army to attack the old land of Yue?"

Without hesitation, Cheng Shuo saluted and replied forcefully, "I wish to go!"

Zhiyao nodded and said: "The widow will give you the second 'division' to go to Wudi together, and the 'fourth' army' and the second 'division' must conquer Yuedi."

Cheng Shuo responded loudly again: "No!"

The original army and the Chu army have been fighting in the land of Wuyue for nearly two years, but the armies of both sides have done more to wipe out the Wu people or Yue people who resisted in the local area, and the scale of fighting between them is not large.

Most of the generals of the original country there were newly promoted nobles, and there were also some children of old nobles. Under the remote control of the center, there was no shogunate in charge of various affairs in the theater.

With Cheng Shuo gone, the local shogunate can be established, and there is no need to report to the central government for everything, and to obtain the central government's consent before taking any action.

Two days later, Cheng Shuo left Zhengdi with two "divisions", first entered Songdi and went east along Sui River, and then went to the canal opened by Fuchai and closed by Goujian when he arrived at Surabaya.

This area is currently called "Huaiyi", the name is the general name of the tribes of the former Dongyi system, which was originally the name of a tribal alliance, and then became a place name.

The Spring and Autumn and Warring States were all such operations, so that some country titles that had lost their country could be found from many place names. This was the case in the "Yuan" land, "Wen" land, and "Jia" land of the Jin State.

"Board!"

Since it is a canal, and it was dug for troop transport and logistics transportation from the beginning, it must be suitable for providing the army with a fast march by water.

A large number of soldiers began to board the ship under the order, and Cheng Shuo had already boarded the ship and waited.

This canal was named "Hangou", and later it was renamed Hanjiang. The starting point from the south is a city called "Han", and the north is the modern Qingjiang City.

The canal named "Hangou" was dug by Fuchai and continued to be used in the Han Dynasty. The country was blocked again, and the Zhao, Song, and Meng Yuan periods continued to improve, and the Zhu Ming and "My Great Qing" periods were the most prosperous.

Therefore, Hangou can actually explain everything when it witnesses history. During the war, it cannot be used without maintenance. Once there is continuous maintenance, it can become a dynasty support.

Many artificial canals are like that. They not only witnessed the rise and fall of history, but also one of the treasures of Chinese civilization.

After the original country was occupied and controlled, since the canal had just been built, there was no need to spend too much manpower and material resources on maintenance. Instead, many shipbuilding workshops were built at the beginning and end of the canal.

This time Cheng Shuo led his army over, and the boats he took were divided into two categories, some were captured "wing" boats, and the other was flat-bottomed "lounge" boats built by the original country.

It is true that the building ships cannot be used for sea navigation, but they are the best troop transport ships in inland rivers, and they can also be used for inland river water warfare.

A [-]-ton (five-ton) high-rise ship can carry up to [-] soldiers at a time. Just because it doesn't want to be too crowded and dangerous, it usually only carries about [-] soldiers at a time.

The "wing" ships of the Wu, Chu, and Yue systems, the largest ship type can only carry about a hundred soldiers, and it really can't fit any more.

The two "divisions" brought by Cheng Shuo only needed seven or eight building ships to be fully loaded, and the remaining supplies might require two building ships.

The local officials prepared a total of six ships, two of which were used to run grain and equipment, and only four were used to carry soldiers, so that five building ships were matched with hundreds of large and small "wing" ships. Dang formed a huge fleet to go south.

"The original country sent reinforcements?"

"Look for the banner quickly, and be sure to find out who is coming."

"It's the Cheng family. The Cheng family is the official family of the Yuan country. They raised the 'General' flag, and the Yuan country's military raised the 'General' flag to be the general."

"Wu Diyuan's army will have a shogunate, send people back to report!"

The total length of this "Hangou" is more than 170 kilometers. Chu State and Yuan State have been fighting in the land of Wuyue for two years. How could Chu State not plant spies in "Hangou"?

The State of Chu regards the Yuan State as its great enemy, and they must try their best to find out the power structure of the Yuan State.

The original army in a certain place does not have a shogunate, which means that the local area has not established a command team to control the overall situation, which means that it is impossible to carry out large-scale battles. Having a shogunate is completely different.

Since a general named Cheng came to form the shogunate, it is clear that the original army will make a big move in the future. The secret agent of Chu State who has learned this information must send the news back to the country as soon as possible, so that the monarchs and ministers of Chu State can do it as soon as possible. Well prepared.

The original historical version did not pay attention to intelligence until the Warring States period, and each deployed spies or arranged spying for intelligence.

In this historical version of the book, Zhiyao didn't give the countries too much time to adapt, and directly annexed them.

Chu State is one of the remaining big countries, and they need to adapt quickly.

The most interesting thing is that the biggest enemy of Chu State is Yuan State, but Chu State's monarchs and ministers are imitating Yuan State in various ways.

This situation is easy to understand. There is already a role model in front, who clearly knows what to do is correct, and learning can save a lot of detours, so why play with personality?

Yuan Guo knew very well that if he played the general flag, he would be seen. The reason why Cheng Shuo still played the general flag was too simple. He was originally responsible for the task of persecuting Chu. However, it will only make the Chu State shrink in an all-round way.

When Cheng Shuo came over with a clear banner, Chu State would feel more anxious, thinking about whether the whole army should be overwhelmed.

After Chu State knew that Yuan State had set up a shogunate in Wu, it was inevitable to increase troops in Yue.

Therefore, even if Cheng Shuo couldn't mobilize the Chu army to go north, he could at least attract more Chu troops into Yuedi and try to eat all the Chu army in Yuedi.

"With this canal, Fu Chai can leave his name in history. I don't know how many people in future generations are grateful." Cheng Shuo looked at both sides of the canal and saw a large area of ​​cultivated land.

Cheng Shuo was a bit overthinking. In fact, not many people were grateful to Fu Chai, and even Yang Guang got the evaluation of "the crime lies in the present, and the merits lie in the future".

Is it normal not to be thanked for doing good deeds?It's quite normal to be honest.What's more, there are too many causes for one thing, and there are various situations in the process of doing things.

At the very beginning of the construction of the canal, Fucha thought of farming. The canal allowed several large lakes to converge. The area of ​​the lake did not decrease because of the large river water, but the available water in a large area increased sharply.

Agricultural production is inseparable from water. On the premise of sufficient water sources, coupled with the fact that there are not many mountains in this area, it will definitely become a land of fish and rice with some hard work.

There is a saying that the predecessors planted trees and the descendants took advantage of the shade. Yuanguo, which successfully occupied this area, is enjoying the fruits of Fucha and Goujian. It not only has convenient water transportation lines, but also adds at least 20 hectares of farmland.

Along the canal, many newly settled villages have sprung up. Some of the local people come from the Song Dynasty, and most of them are old Wu people who are willing to accept the rule of the original country.

At the same time, several cities were divided along the canal. They were also half built under the order of Fucha, and then completed by Goujian.

These cities exist as transfer stations, and there are no ordinary people living in them, but only garrisons and corvees responsible for maintaining the canals.

Because "Hangou" is directly connected to the big river, Chu State is also a country with a lot of naval forces. Yuanguo not only stationed a naval force at the starting point of "Hangou", but also patrolled the canal at ordinary times.

Cheng Shuo knew one thing. There were more than [-] state-owned ships of various sizes stationed at "Langya", which could carry about [-] troops at a time. They could reach Wu or Yue through coastal routes if necessary. Landing on the coast.

At the same time, Cheng Shuo also knew that there was already a naval force in the original country trying to sail further to the sea, and it seemed that they were looking for an archipelago named "Foot Pot Chicken".

What I have to say is that after hearing the name "foot pot chicken", many ministers believed that the specialty of those islands is chicken.To a certain extent, their guess was correct, but they misunderstood the meaning of Zhiyao's name.

Because of Yuan Country’s continuous exploration of the far sea, especially when many ships from Yuan Country will land on the peninsula, Chen Guo, whose surname is Gui, feels very nervous. It is the relationship between the Suzerain of Chen Guo, and people are sent to pay tribute every year.

When Cheng Shuo's fleet arrived at the exit on the "Han" side, the place where they landed was the mooring area of ​​the garrison fleet.

"Uncle." Zhi Lin led people to greet him.

Cheng Shuo just nodded his head in return, and then asked, "Is there any change in the Chu army?"

It took them two days to complete the canal. Reasonably, there were spies from the state of Chu along the canal, so they should still be on their way and did not send the information back so quickly.

Therefore, Cheng Shuo asked about the current situation of the Chu army in Yuedi.

Zhi Lin replied, "It's the same as usual."

Cheng Shuo nodded again, and said, "Our troops are stationed here, waiting for the 'Langya' fleet to arrive."

Zhilin hadn't been notified before, and didn't know that there would be a fleet coming from "Langya". He guessed what was going on, and generally understood why Cheng Shuo's fleet didn't transport troops to the south bank of the river, and chose to "Han" again. "Stayed.

"Your Majesty let uncle land in Yuedi this time?" Zhilin was really surprised.

Cheng Shuo stared at Zhilin and said, "I will set up a shogunate here, and 'Han' will also be under the jurisdiction of the shogunate in the future. If you have any doubts about the canal, ask questions as soon as possible. Whether you will land on the ground or not is not something you should know."

It's not because of the need for confidentiality, it's purely because you can focus on what you're in charge of, and it's easy to get distracted if you know too much about other things.

Zhilin knew that he was also under the jurisdiction of the shogunate, so he naturally asked for proof, that is, a written order from Zhiyao, not whatever Cheng Shuo said.

Cheng Shuo didn't feel that the authority was offended. On the contrary, he admired Zhi Lin's rigorous work. After showing Zhiyao's documents, he said, "Among the juniors, you and Ying and Yang are the most promising. You are promising, so don't let it go. , Live up to the cultivation of the king."

Originally, although they were members of the Zhi clan, they were not direct descendants. They were brought under Zhi Yao's command since they were young, and they were given a good education and opportunities to make contributions before they could grasp them and change their life trajectory.

What Cheng Shuo is most satisfied with about Zhiyao is that he has been cultivating the juniors in the clan. It is all because he has lived to a certain age, and he knows too well that a noble birth requires corresponding abilities. People lose everything because they can't grasp it.

"Lin dare not disappoint the king!" Zhi Lin replied.

Cheng Shuo waved his hand with a smile, indicating what to do.

Afterwards, Cheng Shuo began to look at the waves of the great river from a distance, and felt that its battle between the Yuan State and the Chu State, and even the future pattern of "One World" would be extremely crucial.